Natural Resources
Curriculum
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Forestry
and Natural Resources Curriculum |
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Unit 1 Introduction to Natural Resources - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4001.1 Lesson 1 What is a Natural Resource? - - - - - - - - - - - 4001.2 1.1A 'ER': Endangered Resources - - - - - - - - - - - 4001.6 1.1B Wetland Analogies -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4001.9 1.1C Herbal Heroics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4001.11 Lesson 2 Use of Natural Resources by People - - - - - - - 4001.13 1.2A What's in a Resource? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4001.16 1.2B Land Use Simulation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4001.20 Lesson 3 Key Concepts in Ecology - -- - - - - - - - - - - 4001.24 1.3A Web of Life - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4001.27 1.3B Feeding Frenzy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4001.28 1.3C Super Sampl'in Survey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4001.30 Lesson 4 California's Bioregions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4001.39 |
Unit 2 Soils - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.1 Lesson 1 Soil Characteristics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.2 2.1A - Common Soil Forming Minerals - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.4 2.1B - Common Soil Forming Rocks - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.9 Lesson 2 Properties of Soils - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.11 2.2A Determining Soil Texture by Feel - - - - - - - - - 4002.16 2.2B Mechanical Analysis of Soils - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.21 2.2C Types of Soil Moisture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.24 2.2D Water Moisture Available to Plants - - - - - - - 4002.25 2.2E Measuring Acidity and Alkalinity - - - - - - - - - 4002.30 Lesson 3 Classification of Soils - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4003.32 2.3A How to Make a Miniature Soil Profile - - - - - - - - 4002.34 2.3B Field Study of Local Soils - - -- - - - - - - - 4002.38 Lesson 4 Soil Surveys and Soil Maps- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.41 2.4A Interpreting a soil survey- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.44 Lesson 5 Soil Conservation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.54 2.5A Slope of Land - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.50 2.5B Shrinkage and Expansion of Clay - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.51 Lesson 6 Nutrients for Plant Growth - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.64 2.6A Collection and Preparation of Soil Samples - - - - - 4002.73 2.6B Testing for Compaction of Soils - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.75 2.6C Chemical Soil Testing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.76 2.6D Colorimetric Indicators or Dyes - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.87 2.6E Effervescence Test for Free Lime Carbonates - - - - - 4002.88 2.6F Litmus Paper Test for Soil Reaction- - - - - - - - - 4002.89 2.6G Saline and Alkaline Soil - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.90 2.6H Chemical Exchanges in the Soil - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.92 Lesson 7 Function of Nutrients in Plant Growth - - - - - - - 4002.99 2.7A Soil Organic Matter and Humus - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.101 2.7B Decomposition of Organic Matter - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.104 2.7C Soil Organism Laboratory - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4002.107 Unit 3 Water - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4003.1 Lesson 1 Water Distribution- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4003.2 3.1A How Precious is Freshwater? - - - - - - - - - - - 4003.4 Lesson 2 The Hydrologic Cycle - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4003.7 3.2A Determining Daily Water Consumption. - - - - - - - 4003.11 Lesson 3 Water Quality - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4003.14 3.3A Small Group Laboratory Discussion - - - - - - - - - - 4003.14 Lesson 4 Water Quality Monitoring - - - - - - - - - - - 4003.22 3.4A Student designed Water Sampling Project - - - - - - - 4003.22 3.4B See Exercise 3.5A - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - 4003.36 Lesson 5 Stream Biology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4003.31 3.5A - Use of Key to Biotic Health- - - - - - - - - - 4003.36 |
Unit 4 Air - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4004.1 Lesson 1 Composition of the Atmosphere - - - -- - - - - - - - 4004.2 4.1A Geochemical Cycling of Wastes - - - - - - - - - - - - 4004.5 Lesson 2 Air Pollution - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4004.12 4.2A Acid Rain Sensitivity in Plants - - - - - - - - - - 4004.16 Lesson 3 Prevention of Air Pollution - - - - - - - - - - 4004.20 4.3A Measurement of Airborne Particulates - - - - - - - - 4004.23 |
Unit 5 Energy, Minerals and Metals - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4005.1 Lesson 1 Fossil Fuel Resources - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4005.2 5.1A Energy Plant Project - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - 5005.2 Lesson 2 Non-Fossil Fuel Energy Sources - - - - - - - - - - 4005.8 5.2A Solar Energy Project - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- 4005.8 Lesson 3 Metals and Minerals - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4005.13 5.3A Metal and Mineral Inventory - - - - - - - - - - - 4005.13 Lesson 4 Management and Conservation - - - - - - - - - - - 4005.16 5.4A School Waste Audit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4005.16 |
Unit 6 Vegetation Resources - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4006.1 Lesson 1 Forests - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4006.2 6.1A Forest Plant Communities - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4006.2 6.1B Forestry Debate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4006.2 Lesson 2 Rangelands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4006.10 6.2A Rangeland History - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4006.10 6.2B Carrying Capacity Evaluation - - - - - - - - - - - - 4006.10 Lesson 3 Wetlands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4006.22 6.3A Wetland Classification - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - 4006.22 |
Unit 7 Fish and Wildlife Resources - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4007.1 Lesson 1 History of Fisheries and Wildlife Management - - 4007.2 Lesson 2 Population Dynamics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4007.4 7.2A Population Dynamics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4007.4 |
Unit 8 Fisheries Management - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4008.1 Lesson 1 Inland Fisheries and Warm Water Fish - - - - - - - - 4008.2 8.1A Aquarium Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4008.2 Lesson 2 Trout - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4008.11 8.2A Trout Embryo Development - - - - - - - - - - - - 4008.11 Lesson 3 Anadramous Fish - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4008.18 8.3A Water Use Debates - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4008.18 |
Unit 9 Aquaculture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4009.1 Lesson 1 Aquaculture and Fish Hatchery Management - - - - - - 4009.2 9.1A Aquaculture Projection Project - - - - - - - - - - 4009.2 Lesson 2 Raising Trout - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4009.4 9.2A Trout Production Project - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4009.4 9.2B Hatchery Field Trip - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4009-4 Lesson 3 Employment Opportunities in Aquaculture - - - - - - 4009.6 |
Unit 10 Management of Game Species - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4010.1 Lesson 1 Game Species in California - - - - - - - - - - - 4010.2 10.1A Wildlife Migration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4010.2 Lesson 2 Furbearers in California- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4010.9 10.2A Wildlife Research Paper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4010.9 Lesson 3 Upland Game in California - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4010.12 10.3A Game Bird Survey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4010.12 10.3B Incubation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4010.12 Lesson 4 California Waterfowl- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4010.18 10.4A Game Identification Field Trip - - - - - - - - - - - 4010.18 10.4B Oral Report - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4010.18 |
Unit 11 Upland Game Bird Production and Management - - - - - - - - - 4011.1 Lesson 1 Overview of the Game Bird Business - - - - - - - - - 4011.2 11.1A Game Bird Business Plan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4011.2 Lesson 2 Steps in Raising Game Birds - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4011.4 11.2A Class Discussion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4011.4 Lesson 3 Processing Game Birds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4011.17 11.3A Game Bird Slaughter and Processing - - - - - - - - - 4011.17 |
Unit 12 Managing Predators and Non-Game Species - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4012.1 Lesson 1 Non-Game Animals - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4012.2 12.1A Food Chain - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4012.2 Lesson 2 Endangered Species - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4012.4 12.2A Endangered Species - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4012.4 Lesson 3 California Predators - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4012.6 12.3A Field Trip/Classroom Demonstration - - - - - - - - - 4012.6 |
Unit 13 Forest Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4013.1 Lesson 1 Forest Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4013.2 13.1A Ecosystems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4013.2 13.1B Plant Community, Topography, and Climate - - - 4013.2 Lesson 2 Forests of the World - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4013.11 13.2A Ecosystems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4013.11 13.2B Ecosystems Analysis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4013.11 Lesson 3 Forests of North America - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4013.16 13.3A Mapping - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4013.16 13.3B "Adopt" a Region - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4013.16 13.3C Discussion of Forest - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4013.16 Lesson 4 California Forest Communities - - - - - - - - - - - - 4013.19 13.4A Field Trip to a State Park or Forest - - - - - - - - 4013.19 |
Unit 14 Forest Management - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4014.1 Lesson 1: Forest Management Plans - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4014.2 14.1A Forest Management Plan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4014.3 Lesson 2 Reproducing the Forest - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4014.10 14.2A Regeneration Plan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4014.10 14.2B Seed Propagation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4014.10 Lesson 3 Silviculture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4014.16 14.3A Harvesting Method - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4014.16 14.3B Assessing a Site in a Forest - - - - - - - - - - - - 4014.22 Lesson 4 Employment and Educational Opportunities in Forestry 4014.25 |
Unit 15 Plant Biology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4015.1 Lesson 1 Introduction to Plant Classification - - - - - - 4015.2 15.1A Slide Show on Plant Classification - - - - - - 4015.2 15.1B Plant ID - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4015.2 Lesson 2 Practical Taxonomy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4015.6 15.2A Classifying Plants Laboratory - - - - - - - - - - 4015.6 Lesson 3 Use of Plant Identification Key - - - - - - - - - - 4015.9 15.3A 15.3A Using the sample - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4015.9 15.3B 15.3B Species Identification - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4015.9 15.3C Class Discussion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4015.9 Lesson 4 Characteristics of Leaves - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4015.16 15.2A Classifying Plants Laboratory - - - - - - - - - - - - 4015.16 Lesson 5 Characteristics of Roots and Shoots - - - - - - - - 4015.28 15.5A Plant Physiology Laboratory Experiment - - - - - - - 4015.28 Lesson 6 Reproductive Parts of a Plant - - - - - - - - - - 4015.34 15.6A Seed Dissection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4015.34 15.6B Tree Cones - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4015.34 15.6C Plant Fertilization - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4015.34 |
Unit 16 Forest Protection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.1 Lesson 1 Insects as a Forest Pest - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.2 16.1A Harmful Insects - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.2 16.1B Guest Speaker - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.2 16.1C Debate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.2 16.1D Destructive Pests - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.2 Lesson 2 Mammals as Forest Pests - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.8 16.2A Mammals as Pests - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.8 Lesson 3 Forest Diseases - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.9 16.3A Diseases Slide Show - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.9 16.3B Guest Lecturer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.9 16.3C Disease Management Plan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.9 Lesson 4 Fire Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.13 16.4A Ecology Debate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.13 16.4B Fire Fighter Visiting Lecturer - - - - - - - - - - 4016.13 16.4C Fire Break and Trail Development - - - - - - - - - - 4016.13 16.4D Fire Chemistry Laboratory Experiment - - - - - - - - 4016.13 Lesson 5 Human Threats to the Forest - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.21 16.5A Debate humans as ecosystem managers - - - - - - - - - 4016.21 16.5B Role play - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.21 16.5C Role play - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4016.21 |
Unit 17 Forest Management for Multiple and Sustainable Uses - - - - - - 4017.1 Lesson 1 Watershed Management - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4017.2 17.1A Mapping - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4017.2 17.1B Water Sheds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4017.2 Lesson 2 Wildlife and Conservation Management - - - - - - - - 4017.4 17.2A Carrying Capacity Evaluation - - - - - - - - - - 4017.4 17.2B Wildlife Migration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4017.4 17.2C Endangered Species - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4017.4 Lesson 3 Outdoor Recreation and Wilderness Management - - 4017.8 17.3A Recreational Management - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4017.8 17.3B Land Use Debate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4017.8 17.3C Land Utilization - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4017.8 |
Unit 18 Outdoor Safety and Survival Skills - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4018.1 Lesson 1 Emergency Management - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4018.2 18.1A Emergency - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4018.2 Lesson 2 First Aid - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4018.4 18.2A Red Cross Trainer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4018.4 18.2B First Aid - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4018.4 Lesson 3 Survival Skills - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4018.14 18.3A Survival Report - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4018.14 18.3B Construct a Temporary Shelter - - - - - - - - - - 4018.14 18.3C Water Can Demonstration - - - - - - - - - - 4018.21 18.3D Make Your Own Survival Kit - - - - - - - - - - 4018.22 |
Unit 19 Rural Recreation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4019.1 Lesson 1 National Park Service - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4019.2 19.1A Adopt a National Park - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4019.2 19.1B Design a Fictitious National Park - - - - - - 4019.2 19.1C Explore the Yosemite Implementation Plan - - - - - - 4019.2 Lesson 2 California State Parks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4019.7 19.2A Visit a nearby State - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4019.7 19.2B Organize a Volunteer Project - - - - - - - - - - - - 4019.7 Lesson 3 Law Enforcement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4019.11 19.3A Guest Lecturer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4019.11 19.3B Leadership Exercise - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4019.11 Lesson 4 California Fish and Sport/Commercial Fishing - - - - 4019.13 19.4A Tying Flies - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4019.13 19.4B Ecology Examination - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4019.13 19.4C Fish Cleaning - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4019.13 Lesson 5 California Hunting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4019.21 19.5A Hunting Weapons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4019.21 19.5B Hunting Issues Discussion - - - - - - - - - - 4019.21 19.5C Visiting Lecturer from Hunting Club - - - - - - - - - 4019.21 Lesson 6 Camping, Hunting and Backpacking - - - - - - - - - - 4019.31 19.6A Backpack Preparation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4019.31 19.6B Backpack Planning Scenario - - - - - - - - - - 4019.31 19.6C No Impact Hiking Discussion - - - - - - - - - - 4019.31 19.6D First Aid - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4019.31 19.6E Advanced Backpack Planning Scenario - - - - - - 4019.31 |
Unit 20 Timber Production - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4020.1 Lesson 1 Timber Harvesting Methods and Logging Methods - - 4020.2 20.1A Tree Measurement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4020.2 20.1B Estimating the Age of Trees - - - - - - - - - - - 4020.2 Lesson 2 Timber Harvesting Methods and Logging Methods - - 4020.8 20.2A Felling Trees - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4020.8 Lesson 3 Wood Products - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4020.17 20.3A Microscopic Study of Wood - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4020.17 20.3B Wood Identification - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - 4020.17 20.3C Wood Sample Collection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4020.17 |
Unit 21 Surveying - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4021.1 Lesson 1 Uses of Surveying - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4021.2 21.1A Land Measurement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4021.2 21.1A Determining Pace and Acreage - - - - - - - - - - - - 4021.4 21.1B Use of the Tape - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4021.5 |
Lesson 2 Types of Levels and Rods - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4021.9 21.2A Builders Level - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4021.11 21.2B Reading the Engineers Rod - - - - - - - - - - 4021.11 Lesson 3 Setting-up an Instrument - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4021.14 21.3A Mounting and Leveling the Instrument - - - - - - - - 4021.16 21.3B Differential Leveling - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4021.17 Lesson 4 Legal Description of Land - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4021.21 21.4A Legal Description of Land Worksheet - - - - - - - - 4021.23 |
Unit 22 Urban and Community Forestry - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4022.1 Lesson 1 Forestry Urban and Community- - - - - - - - - - - - - 4022.2 22.1A Urban and Community Forestry - - - - - - - - - - - - 4022.2 22.1B Discussion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4022.2 Lesson 2 Species Commonly Used in California - - - - - - - - - 4022.4 22.2A Landscape Plan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4022.4 Lesson 3 Urban Pressure - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4022.6 22.3A Field Trip to Inspect Trees- - - -- - - - - - - - - - 4022.6 22.3B Planting Stock Field Trip - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4022.6 22.3C Tree Planting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4022.6 22.3D Pruning Exercise - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4022.6 Lesson 4 Managing Our Urban Forest - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4022.10 22.4A Guest Lecturer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4022.10 22.4B Field Trip to a City Yard - - - - - - - - - - 4022.10 22.4C Research Project - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4022.10 |
Unit 23: Geographical Information Systems and GPS - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4023.1 Lesson 1 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems - - 4023.2 23.1A Conduct a Search for Digital Data - - - - - - - - - - 4023.2 23.1B U.S. Geological Survey? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4023.2 23.1C Create a GIS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4023.2 23.1D Garbage Survey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4023.5 Lesson 2 Using a Geographical Positioning System - - - - - - - 4023.8 23.2A Using a GPS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4023.8 23.2B Locate a USGS Benchmark - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4023.8 23.2C Create Your Own Destination - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4023.8 23.2D Treasure Hunt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4023.8 |
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